Bedside and portable drainage collector



-March 14, 1967 c. M. HUCK 3,309,008

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PATIENTS NAME I ROOM NUMBER ATTORNEY;

March 14, 1967 c. M. HUCK 3,309,008

BEDSIDE AND PORTABLE DRAINAGE COLLECTOR Filed June 25, 1964 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR (31mm in ch LLL United States Patent ()filice3,309,008 Patented Mar. 14, 1967 3,309,008 BEDSIDE AND PORTABLE DRAINAGECOLLECTOR Charles M. Huck, 109 Chestnut St., Bound Brook, NJ. 08805Filed June 23, 1964, Ser. No. 377,218 3 Claims. (Cl. 229-62) Thisinvention relates to a bedside and portabl drainage collector for humanbody fluids such, for instance, as result from catheterization, and hasfor an object the provision of such a collector that is adaptable tooperative positioning by support from the bed frame or an adjacent floorstand, or for carrying by the user if the latter is ambulatory.

Another object is to provide such a drainage collector the bag portionof which is composed of exceptionally thin transparent flexiblematerial, which is formed with a mouth at one side of its top, and issecurely adhesively attached, front and back, to a relatively stifffolded header, composed of cardboard or the like, which latter includesa bendable tab that normally cooperates with a fixed mating portion ofthe header for embracing the mouth and may be manually pulled to openthe mouth for the insertion of a drainage tube; the header alsoembodying a cut out opening which serves the double purpos of receivingsupporting lugs or the like connected to a bed frame or a floor stand,as well as constituting a hand hold for manipulating or carrying thecollector when removed from the bed or stand.

Another object is to provide such a drainage collector which may bedisposed in flat condition with a plurality of like articles for storageor shipment, while the fact that the header affords widely distributedsupport to the collector bag portion permits the latter to be composedof very thin flexible material as above mentioned.

Another object is to provide such a drainage collector that eflicientlyfulfills all the above named objects as well as others which areinherent in its features.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 represents a plan view of the drainage collector bag portion laidfla-t;

FIG. 2 represents a plan view of the cardboard header unfolded;

FIG. 3 represents a detail end view, partly in section, of the foldedheader and upper portion of the drainage collector bag in position to beadhesively united by closing pressure on the header;

FIG. 4 represents a perspective, broken detail view of the headerfastened to the collector bag; and

FIG. 5 represents the united parts supported in an operative positionwith respect to a drainage tube.

In brief summary, the invention contemplates a drainage collector withits bag portion composed of a suitable thin, transparent flexibleplastic such, for instance, as polyethylene, having front and backmembers adhesively sealed together in a well understood mannerpreferably along all sides (if made of flat stock) or along two or threesides (if made of tubular or folded stock) leaving, however, an unsealedopening near or at one side of the top. The upper portion of the bag,excepting the opening, is tightly clasped between a folded headercomposed of some comparatively stiff material, such as cardboard, thatis firmly secured in position by the use of any well known and suitableadhesive which responds to pressure, alone or with heat. If desired thewhole top of the bag may be left unsealed as it will be clasped togetherby the header. The header is formed with two, front and back, laterallyprojecting tabs at the opening, the back tab being fixed and the frontone folda'ble or bendable forwardly with the result that the opening mayremain closed when the two tabs are in parallelism but be opened by themere pulling or bending of the front one forwardly due to the fact thatthe tabs are adhered respectively to the front and back of the collectorbag. As previously noted, the header is fashioned with a cut-out servingto hang the collector or as a hand hold, while the front surface of thecollector bag may be calibrated in any desired manner so that thequantity of liquid therein may readily be observed.

Turning now to the drawings, the bag portion of the collector is denotedgenerally by the numeral 1 and its mouth 2. The front surface of the bagis shown to be calibrated by markings imprinted thereon as indicatedgenerally by 3. The unfolded header comprises a front portion 4, withits bendable tab 5, and a rear portion 6 with its fixed tab 7, one orboth of which portions may be coated on one side with an appropriatepressure susceptible adhesive, as represented at 8 and 9. The tab 7preferably terminates a short distance (e.g., one inch) from the edge ofthe bag while the tab 5 extends to or beyond the edge of the bag, andthe adhesive covers the whole of the surface of the tab 7 but only thatportion of the tab 5 which is co-extensive with the tab 7, so that aslight pulling of the tab 7 forwardly will serve to open the mouth 2. Itis practical to make the fixed tab 7 the same length as the tab 5 but,to accomplish the opening of the mouth 2 by pulling forwardly the tab 5,it is necessary that the adhesive on the two tabs be co-extensive sothat the extremity of the tab 5 is left free for movement independentlyof the tab 7.

When assembling these members, the header is folded, as shown in FIG. 3to embrace the upper portion of the collector bag, with the adhesivecoated sides facing each other and in position to contact the front andback of the bag when pressed there-against into the final positionillustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, with the front portion 4 and part of itsbendable tab 5 adhering to the front of the collector bag, while therear portion 6 of the header and the whole of its fixed tab 7 adhere tothe back of the collector bag unless it is made of the same length asthe tab 5.

In this condition, the complete article may be hung by its cut-out 10 onany available means such, for instance, as the bed frame carried lugs11, 11, of FIG. 5, and its mouth 2 be readied for the reception of adrainage tube 12 by bending slightly forwardly the tab 5, as also shownin FIGS. 4 and 5, or on occasion the drainage collector may be carriedalong by the use of the cut-out 10 as a hand hold.

If desired, the front of the header may be marked for the entry of thename and room number of a patient as shown in FIG. 2.

The provision of the bendabl tab 5 and its actually or functionallyshorter operatively mating fixed tab 7 is regarded as an outstandingfeature of this invention due to the extraordinary economy inproduction, and simplicity in use, there being no fastening devicesinvolved but merely the manual bending of the tab 5 forwardly orrearwardly for opening and closing the mouth 2. This also causes thearticle to lend itself to compact packaging in quantity within a sterilecontainer for shipment. Furthermore, the cut-out 10, serving as a handhold, makes the bag conveniently portable (as for emptying the contents)when it is not supported on a floor stand or bed rail supporting means.

It is to be understood that various changes may be made in the form,construction, material and arrangement of the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention; and, hence, I donot intend to be limited to details herein shown or described except asthe same are included in the claims or may be required by disclosures ofthe prior art.

What I claim is:

1. A drainage collector for human body fluids comprising, a bag portioncomposed of a double thickness of thin flexible transparent materialcompletely closed ,at all edges, except at one part of its top toconstitute a mouth for the entry of a drainage tube, together with aheader composed of a folded relatively stiff material that is adhered tothe top of the front and back of the bag portion,

said header having two laterally projecting tabs, one being bendable andadhered in part to the front of the mouth for opening the ,same and theother being fixed, shorter than the bendable one, and adhered to thebackof the mouth for cooperating with the front tab in the openingmotion.

2. A drainage collector as defined in claim 1, in which the bag isrectangular.

,3. A drainage collector as defined in claim 2, in which 4 the header isformed with a cut-0ut that serves the double purpose of a hanger and ahand hold.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,961,382 6/1934Nunes 1- 229-6S 2,003,697 6/1935 Poppe 229-44 2,188,039 1/1940 Farmer229-66 2,219,198 10/1940 Reineman 229-62 2,446,308 8/1948 Smith 229--632,722,367 11/1955 Verlin 229 -54 3,186,409 6/1965 Bartz 229-62 FOREIGNPATENTS 469,478 3/1952 Italy.

JOSEPH R. LECLAIR, Primary Examiner.

1. A DRAINAGE COLLECTOR FOR HUMAN BODY FLUIDS COMPRISING, A BAG PORTIONCOMPOSED OF A DOUBLE THICKNESS OF THIN FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT MATERIALCOMPLETELY CLOSED AT ALL EDGES, EXCEPT AT ONE PART OF ITS TOP TOCONSTITUTE A MOUTH FOR THE ENTRY OF A DRAINAGE TUBE, TOGETHER WITH AHEADER COMPOSED OF A FOLDED RELATIVELY STIFF MATERIAL THAT IS ADHERED TOTHE TOP OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BAG PORTION, SAID HEADER HAVING TWOLATERALLY PROJECTING TABS, ONE BEING BENDABLE AND ADHERED IN PART TO THEFRONT OF THE MOUTH FOR OPENING THE SAME AND THE OTHER BEING FIXED,SHORTER THAN THE BENDABLE ONE, AND ADHERED TO THE BACK OF THE MOUTH FORCOOPERATING WITH THE FRONT TAB IN THE OPENING MOTION.